Wes and Scott talk about their bold predictions for web development in 2026, from WebGPU-powered design and modern CSS breakthroughs to JavaScript standards, AI-driven tooling, security risks, the future of frameworks, workflows, and more!
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(00:00) Welcome to Syntax!
(00:49) WebGPU and 3D experiences will finally take off
(01:30) Web design will make a comeback
(04:03) Light mode returns (yes, really)
(07:06) Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year
(13:15) Will the Temporal API finally ship everywhere in 2026?
(14:18) The rise of the standard stack
(16:18) Are we headed toward standardized RPC?
(19:41) What’s next (and what’s not) for React
(21:07) Why we’ll see more security failures in web dev
(22:35) SvelteKit 3 lands in 2026
(22:53) Where developer tooling is headed next
(26:44) More big acquisitions
(28:02) 2026: the year of durable compute
(30:57) Frameworks will matter less as AI gets better
(33:34) End-to-end AI workflows become the norm
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(37:21) Personalized software for everyday people
(39:11) MCP and MCP UI will pop
(42:24) Developer skills will fall off
(46:20) Crappy software will continue
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